[austechwriter] Re: "I'ld" What! (was program /programme)
- From: "bja" <bashley@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 14:18:29 +1000
I grew up with "I'd" being a contraction for both 'I would' and 'I had'.
Both were quite acceptable.
Never heard of I'ld. Sounds like something Ned Flanders wouldly doodly say
:).
For confirmation, I took this from English Plus.
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Apostrophes with Verb Contractions
<SNIP>
5. Pronouns with 'would' or 'had' contracted.
Examples: I'd he'd she'd you'd we'd they'd
I'd better go.
(I had better go.)
He'd want to go.
(He would want to go.)
In everyday conversation the word 'would' is often slurred and may be shown
as 'd following a noun in dialogue, e.g. "John'd be upset if he found out."
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Bruce Ashley
Wizard of I'd
> -----Original Message-----
> From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Peter Sanders
> Sent: Monday, 5 May 2003 1:11 PM
> To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [austechwriter] Re: "I'ld" What! (was program /programme)
>
>
>
> Hi Brian
>
> At 02:07 PM 5/3/03 +1000, you wrote:
> >I believe your immediately prior correspondent used the
> >'it's' in his last sentence incorrectly. Also 'I'd' stands for
> >'I had' where really he meant 'I would', for which the
> >correct presentation is 'I'ld'.
>
> You've GOT TO BE JOKING!!!
>
> "I'ld" for I would? What! Where did this come from? Surely
> our education
> system has not changed the COMMON usage of "I'd" - for I would?
>
> The use of "I'd" has ALWAYS referred to the words "I would"
> the use of or
> implication of "I'd" for "I had" is incorrect. In spoken word
> usage some
> people (incorrectly) _say_ "I'd" as an abbreviation of "I
> had" eg "I'd a
> car like that..." Though incorrect it does seem to be
> acceptable to some
> listeners. In written form it retains its "I would" definition. This
> however, does not prevent incorrect usage.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Peter
>
>
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